Preaching
Sermons, homilies, meditations, and reflections on the art of preaching.
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Love and Sacrifice
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5 min read
a Homily for Easter 6B Text: John 15:9-17 Last week’s Gospel pericope ended with verses 7 and 8 which read: If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and…
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He Truly Lived
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4 min read
a Homily for the Celebration of the Life of Fred Rouse Text: John 11:21-27 One of those curious things we deal with as Christians is that even though we believe in the resurrected Christ, we still fear death. In our own lives and to our loved ones. Despite all assurances to the contrary, death is…
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Twisting in Intimacy
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6 min read
a Homily for Easter 5B Text: John 15:1-8 One of the problems we face when we read the parables of Jesus is that many of them have a light side and a dark side. They often illustrate what will happen when we are right with God and when we aren’t. Our saving grace, most of…
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The one about the good shepherd
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6 min read
a Homily for Easter 4B Text: John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd,” Jesus says. What a great line. The good shepherd. Not at all like the badones, the ones that run away. Or don’t know anything about their sheep. A good shepherd. One that protects the flock. It is a message that speaks even to…
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Sharing the Story
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5 min read
a Homily for Easter 3B Text: Luke 24:36-48 Was it Real? This is our third Sunday in Easter and our third different resurrection story. We had Mark’s open-ending with Mary, Mary, and Salome running away in fear with instructions to bring the Good News to the rest of Jesus’s followers. We had John’s story of…
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Why I Don’t Preach Daily Living Sermons
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3 min read
If you’ve been around the church, you know there are many different genres of sermons. With names like “biblical” and “narrative,” we are often asked to classify and name our preaching style. My own style falls into several categories, but I’m pretty sure there is one it does not: the “daily living” sermon. I’ve been…